Egnatoff, John G. (1914–)

Born in the Perdue-Arelee region of Saskatchewan on August 18,
1914, Dr. John G. Egnatoff has devoted his career to teacher
training and Education administration. Having earned his BPaed from
the University of Toronto, Egnatoff taught in Saskatchewan rural
and urban schools from 1935 to 1958. In the early 1960s, he served
as an advisor on teacher training to the federal ministry of
education in Nigeria. He was professor and head of the department
of educational administration at the University of Saskatchewan from 1968 to 1975, and
was later named Professor Emeritus of Education. Dr. Egnatoff has
also been active in political and community life as Liberal member
of the Legislative Assembly for Melfort and a member of the First
Baptist Church in Saskatoon. His many honours include the Queen’s
Silver Jubilee Medal and the Order of Canada in 1981.